Electric machinery.



K. KERTWIG & F. CG LLISCHONN.

ELEGTRIG MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6,1908.

996,762. Patented July 4, 1911.

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ELBOTRIG MACHINERY.

APIPLIOATIGN TILED MAY 6, 1903.

Patnted July 4,1911;

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anaemic MACHINERY.

996,762. a p i In electric machinery in which the work ing and stopping of the driving motor takes place at frequentintervals for example,'motors wlnch machinery at collierics and in similarapplications, the irreguhu-Ylem an d upon the source of electricalenergy gives-rise to many difficultics.

and the demand upon the source of electrical energy is very irregular for the reason that durin theperiods of rest no energy is consume while during the working periods a considerable amount of energy may be consumed, the consumed energy being especially great when starting the motors, the starting current reaching a considerable magnitude even on a small load.

Arrangements to overcome these difficulties have been proposed but have notrein the proposed arrangements the compen-' sating machine worked at a constant po tential, and the energy storing devices were not free to move so new allow he complete utilization of the'energv contained in them.

-This invention provides means whereby thcfiuctuations of the current supplied to electric Jnaclnnes which are called periodicompensating machine in such manner that the work is stored and can be fully utilized down to the amount corresponding to .the ,zero speed of the compensating machine.-

The invention is applicabletoboth direct,

---call into action are com ensated for by a 10 y P The invention will be described as-applied to electrical winding machinery; from "which 5 its general application will'be understood.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1' apparatus according to our, invention Fig.

Specification otletters Patent.

Application filed May 6, 1903. Serial No. 155,893.

and useful Improve-' are used for operating winding.

In such cases the driving engine 1s sub ected to heavy fluctuations of load,

generated in the auxiliary isa' diagram show-mg onearrangement of that the auxiliary machine-is outside of the" )ensatin machine Fi 3 illustratescon- 1 b nections similar to those shown in-Fi 2,'

except that an additional starting mac ine main motonhasbeen owing connections similar to those illustrated in Fig. -3,-'except that in this fi machine is connected inside'of th'econnec' 'tions of the main motor.

in series with the added; Fig. 4 is a diagram sh means; Fig. 5 is a diagram showing automatlc controlhngmean's. -,F1g. 6-1sad1agram showing the manner of connectin up" the apparatus when the current isobtained from an alternatingcurrentsource by 'means of a rotary. converter. In this device the rotary converter also acts asthe com ensating machine, while the starting motor ulfils the function of the auxiliary machine; Fig. ,7

connections of the main motortto the c0m-- conmscnomw, or rnanxrom-on'mmuam, 63b, MKNY, 'ASSIGNORS 'ro nmcmrcrmrs ac'rmn enssuscnam voam. w ia n- Patente July 4,, 1911..

6o gure the auxiliary with the supply is also a diagram of connections inwhich the supply of current for the mammotor is obtained from alternating currentm'ainsby means of a rotary-converter; and Fig. 8.1l1ustrates connections whereby automatic control is' effected in a manner as will be here .inafter set forth. 1 Referring to the drawings, the warlqpg" motor M derives its energy from-plus i ri' minus mains as shown. -The starting o r as.

case of a continuous currentsupply, or by the equally well known starting transformer motor is'efi'ected in any. suitable way, fqr instance, 'by the msertlon of resistance or in the case of. an alternating currentjsupply/ Referringto Figff 'l, P is'a. com'pensat:

'ing machine connected to an energy storing mass S. The machine P is startedfrom the mains as a motor and afterward m'ay be i made tov operate as generator, driven by the energy storing mass, by-increasing its field excitation and therebyraising its voltage above that of the line. The motor M'isfi also adapted to receive current from the compensating machine. P.- An additional or auxiliarymachine Z being in series .jvith" the compensating machine P,' the voltage machine-will e added to or subtracted from that of the compensating machine according to its sign and in varying amountstaccordmg toiitsregula tion. The regulation of the-voltage?) -'the machine Z may be accomplished and its sign adjusted vvplacinga regulating resistance and reversing switch R in circuit with the field n of the auxiliary machine Z The field N of the compensating machine P is shown as connected across the plus and minus mains. ItRvill be understood, however, that the field maybe of any suitable type and may be provided with other means for regulation. The auxiliary machineZ is shown. as mechanically coupled to the compensating machine P. It may, however, be driven .=separat ely. The motor M and the compensating and auxiliary machines P and-Zhaving been started up in any suitable mai1nerand being suitably excited, the encrgy storing mass Swill store up a certain amount of energy. The storing of the en-' ergy. is accomplished by making the sum of the counter-electromotive forces of the machines P and-Z less than the potential between the plus and minus mains, which may be accomplished by regulatin'g either or both as is desired From -the foregoin it will he seen thatenergy may be store in the mass s connected to the compensating machine P'by supplying a variable potential to the compensating machine, and that for this purpose an additional machine is used, which-increases the speed of the compensat ing machine and thus charges the energy storing mass, while an electric potential gen eratcd in thc'direction of the counter-electro- .moti've force ofthe compensating machine causes adischarge of the energy stored in the mass. The call on the compensating machine may be effected by hand, as would be the case in manipulating the regulator R,,, or it maybe effected automatically, as by providing suitable windings upon the Inachine, ofwhich more will be said' later.

Fig. 2181111 arran ement of the motor ll, the compensating machine P and the auxiliary machine Z, similar to that shown in Fig. .1, the. only difference being that the maehineZ is connected-in one of the supply mains outside the connections of the motor M, and, in this figure, vthe illustration. of some of. the details have been simplified over Fi 1. x

I lieferrin'g to Figs. 3 and 4, a modification is shown in which, in addition to the addi- .ional machine Z'and compensating machine P a starting machine A, is provided. This starting machine is used in order to avoid the losses of energyarising from the use of starting resistances. The starting machine generates a coiinterelectromotive force, and by gradually reducing the counter electro,-. motive force by the regulator V of the fiel'gl' 'U,,tl1 .l11()t01" to be started is gradually. brought to the voltage of the line. start-mg machine can, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, be connected directly to the compensating machine, while. the arrangement and operation of the auxiliary machine Z is the same as before. Figs. 3 and 4 show similar constructions except that in Fig. 3, the left handmotor terminal is connected to the- -l unction between P and Z, while in Fig. 45,

the left hand motor terminal is connected directly to the line. The machine Z'is pro-' vided with a field n and a regulator'R 'of similar construction to that shown in Fig. 1,

and it performs a similar function, namely-,uw to vary and control the electromotlve force of the machine Z, and thus cause the energy to be stored in the fly wheel-S and discharged into the motorM as required. The :.c

machine A is a counter-electromotive force-.l-s

machine of well known construction and is.- provided with a field o and a regulator-V so that the strength of the field, and .therefore the electromotive force of the machine A may be controlled. The regulatorV may be of any suitable and well known constructicn. I.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the' .machine Z instead of being manuall controlled, as in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, 1s cons trolled automatically by providing a series field m in the outer circuit, a suitable shuntv field n being also provided. In this case, the excitation of Z is dependent upon the current flowing in the outer circuit, and thus the voltage of Z will be automatically controlled, causing energy to be automatically stored and discharged.

In the arrangements hereinbefore dcscribcd the energy storing mass is mounted on a special compensating machine and theenergy stored by the mass is, during the loo working period, delivered to the motor M as electrical energy. It is however possible to arrange the energy storing mass upon themotor M- so that the motor does not receive the stored energy as electrical energy. Such an arrangement would. be ad.- vantageous in connection with three pass, rolling mills, for example. tor M is coupled to the energy storing mass an'dthe supply of current to the motor M5 and the coming into action of the said mass. i

The mouse a single asynchronous transformer which is provided with the energy storing .mass and to-utilize the energy stored therein when the: demand-for current fluctuates. The asynchronous transformer differs from the'synehronous transformer in that it does not run synchronously with the frequency but slips according to the load. In order 10 that the. asynchronousmachine may supply direct current, the brushes may be rotated with a velocity corresponding tovth'e slip as is well known.- This rotation' may be obtained in any suitable manner. If a transformer (whether synchronous or asynchronous) with one winding'be used the voltage: available on the-"directcurrcnt side is constant the alternating voltage is constant. For-starting 'the motor the voltage must however be gradually'increascd from zero. In order to dispense with starting resistance in whicha great-loss of energy always takes place,

fact that the resistance may be replaced by counter electromotive force, the t-ransfo-rn'a-r supplying the direct current required to work the winding motor being switched in series with a direct current starting ma chine with which it is directly or indirectly, mechanicallyv or electrically coupled. The counter electromotive force generated by this starting machine is used instead of a starting resistance when the motor M is i being started.

Referrin to Figs. 6 and 7 L'rcpresents thethree p iase mains, G a converter, A, the starting machine connected in series with the direct currentside of the converter and Q The excitation-'windings and the regulating resistances have forv the sake of clearness been omltted from these figures. The start- I is accomplished as foling of the motonM lows: The starting machine A, which, as previously stated, may be driven by direct coupling-witlr'the converter, is excited in a i direction to oppose the potential of the con- -verter. Its armature circuit which is in i scricswith the motor M is then closed and the voltage-of the machine is-gradually reduced, so thatthe voltage ats'the terminals of the motorIM raised, whercliy ihmay'be gradi'lally brought up to the dcsired specd. The effect of the machine A may now be withdrawn by short-circuiting, or its poten-' tial may be reversed andiaddcd to that of the converter to assist in driving the motor M. When the-startingmachine A is-short the additional. voltage so increases the voltage at the terminals of the motor M that it advantage is taken of the coupled. therewith directly or indirectly;

-rspondingly smaller output.

circuited the normal working of the motor corresponds to thevoltage of the con'.-} i verter, while-under normal circumstances.-

Fig. 6 the starting machine A, must, during the. starting period, work against the full pressure of the converter. The size of the starting machine A, reduced by dividingthe total voltage and causing thestarting machine to first work against the fractional voltage and, when the may be considerably latter has reached its full value atthe motor M an'additional voltage is obtained by reversing the starting machine. In using transformers with a single windin it is usual in many cases, to place trans ormers .in the primary circuit, and-transform the voltage of the three-phase current in the line to the three-phase voltage required for the voltage of-the direct current of the C011,

vertcr. In Fig. 1, T is the transformer connected to the rotary converter, the secondary of tliis transformer being star connected or provided in any. other manner with a neutral. point. In lieu ofthe threephase transformer, a transformer having any other suitable number of phases may be used. The neutral point of the transformer T is connected with one pole of the starting machine A while the other pole is connected to a contact 7a,. One pole of the rotary converter is accordingly connected to a contact L, and the motor M may accord ing to the position of lever h be connected with either the contact- 70, or the contact k During the starting period the lever It, is on the contact 7.1, and the starting machine A, generates counter clectro-motiye force so thatthe motor starts slowly. The coun--.

ter-electro-motive torce of the starting machine A, is then caused to change its direction by passing through the zero value, so that, at the end of the starting operation, the-motor M has t-he full voltageof the transformer. Thelever-lu can then be simpl v placed in contact 70 which corresponds to the normal working of the motor M. The change of direction of the voltage of, the machine A, (2'. 0. its passage through "the zero value) may be accomplished by means of a regulator as R as described in connection with Fig. l, in its field circuit. This method has the advantage that the starting machine Aphas only to overcome half the pressure during the starting period and can therefore be proportioned for a cor.-

The regulator shown in Fig. 8 has for its object to regulate the voltage of the additional machine Z or of .the compensating machine 1 in accordance with the angular tvelocity of the energy storing mass in other words to vary the su ply of current from. t, o compensating mac rim 1 in accordance wit-lithe load on the motor M or on the mains. As shown in the drawing the regulator-R which alters for instance the voltage of the additional machine Z is driven by a centrifugal governor R through the medium of an electro-inagnet Eand of a difierential gearing. The magnet E has, as shown in the drawings,- two windings, namely a field winding which is in parallel with th motor M and a main winding in series'with the circuit of the motor M. When the motor M, or, the mains, are radually loaded, the torque. of the magnetdil increases with i the load and the regulator-R is turned by the bevel wheels an" amount corresponding to the required supply of current from the compensating machine P. Thegradual desuitably braking the forces acting on the governor R, and magnet E and suitably piroportioning-the friction of the regulator it is easy to effect the regulation in such a manner that the centrifugal overnor It, and the magnet E do not in uence each other to cause either to turn in the wrong direction. f

Without being limited to the precise construction. show-n and' described what we claimis,

1'. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor, a compensating machine connected in circuit with said motor, an energy storing device connected to said machine, and means connected in circuit with said machine whereby the said machine may be caused to discharge the energy of said device into said motor, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor, a compensating machine connected in circuit with said motor, an energy storing device connected to said machine, and means'separate from the field excitation for varying the voltage of the compensating machine circuit, whereby the said machine may be caused to discharge the energy of said device into said m otor, substantially -asdescribed.

3. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor, a compensating machine connected in circuit with said motor, an energy storing device connected to said machine, and an auxiliary machine connected in circuit with said compensating machine whereby the said compensating machinemay be caused to discharge the energy of said device into said motor, substantially as described.

'4. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor, a comsaid motor, an energy storin device 'con- 1 nected to said machine, an-auxi iary machine having an armature in circuit with said compensating machine, whereby-the said com pensating machine may be caused to' dis charge the energy of said deviceinto said motor, and means for regulating the said auxiliary machine, substantially as scribed.

5. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor connected between the'terminals of said source, a-compensating machine connected in a circuits between said terminals, an energy storing device connected to said compensating machine, and means for varying the'voltage between the terminals of the circuit contain-' ing said compensating machine, substan 35, z.

tially as described.

6. The combination with a source of elec trical supply, of an electric motor connect-' ed between the terminals of said source, a compensating machine connected in a'circuitg: bet-ween said terminals, an energy storing device connected to said compensating machine, and means for varying the-voltage between the terminals of the circuit conta-ming sald compensating machine, substan- 7. The combination with a source of elec I a tially as described.

trical supply, of an-jelectric motor, a compensating machine connected in circuit with said motor, an energy storing device con-f 1O nected with said machine, an a uxiliary ma-'- chine whereby the said compensating machine may be caused to discharge 'the energy of said device into said motor, and means for regulating-said auxiliary machine, said'-- 5 1O auxiliary and compensating machines beingmechanically connected together, substantially as described. 8. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor connected between the terminals of said source, an

auxiliary machine and a compensating machine connected in series between the termipensating machine connected in circuit with i,

nals of said source, means for regulatingsaid auxiliary machine, and an energy stor-.

machine, substantially as. describ 9. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of anelectric motor connected between the terminals of said source, an

auxiliary machine and a compensating machine connected in series between the termi' ing device connected to said,core ti '1\5u said motor between said terminals, a compensating machine connected between said terminals, an energy storing device connect- .ed to said compensating machine, and means whereby said compensating machine discharges the energy of said device, said starting and compensating machines being mechanically connected together, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a source of electrical supply, of an electric motor connected between the terminals of said source, a starting machine connected in series with said motor between said terminals, a compensating machine, an auxiliary machine, said compensating and auxiliary machines being connected in series between said terminals, and an energy storing device connectcd to said compensating machine, said starting, compensating and auxiliary machines being mechanicallyconnected together, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a source of electrical supply of a compensating machine. an energy storing device connected to said compensating machine, an auxiliary machine connectcd iii-series with said compensating machine between the terminals of said source, a working motor having one terminal connected to the junction of said compensating and auxiliary machines, a starting machine having one of its terminals connected'to the other terminal of said motor, the other terminal of said starting machine being connected to a terminal of said source, and means for regulating the potential of said auxiliary machine, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a. source of electrical supply of a compensating machine, an energy storing device connected to said compensating machine, an auxiliary machine connected in series with said compensating machine between the terminals of said source, a working motor having one terminal connected to the junction of said compensating and auxiliary machines. a startmg machine having one of its terminals connected to the other terminal of said motor, the other terminal of said starting machine being connected to a terminal of said source, and means for regulating the potential of said auxiliary machine'at will, substantially as described;

14. Inja system of electrical distribution, the combination with current supplying line conductors, of a compensating electric machine adapted to store mechanical energy and release it subsequently as electrical energy, and connected with the line conductors, and a booster interposed in the connecand means connected in circuit with said machine adapted to cause the energy stored in said device to be discharged into the working circuit. 1

16. The combination with a supply circuit, and a working circuit receiving energy therefrom, of a dynamo-electric machine connected in said working circuit, an energy storing device connected to said machine, an auxiliary machine in circuitwith said dynamo-electric machine, and means for controlling said machine to cause the energy stored in said device to be discharged into the working circuit.

17. In a system of electrical distribution, the combination of a source of supply and a working circuit. a compensating electric machine adapted to store mechanical energy and to release it subsequently as electrical energy, and connected in multiple with said source of supply, and a booster interposed in the circuit in series with thecompensating electric machine.

1 8. In a system of electrical distribution, the combination of a source of Suppl and av working circuit. a compensating e ectric machine adapted to store mechanical energy and to release it subsequently as electrical energy, and connected in multiple with said source of supply, a booster interposed in the circuit in series with the compensating electric machine, and a regulatable field winding for said booster adapted to govern the storing and releasing of the mechanical energy.

19. In a systeinof electrical distribution, the combination of a source of supply and a working circuit, a compensating electric machine embodying a rotary member adapted to store mechanical energy and subsequently release it as electrical energy, and

having its armature connected in multiplewith said source of supply, and a booster having its armature connected in series with the armature of the compensating machine.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

KARL HER TWIG FRIEDEL- COLLISCHONN. TVitnesses: I 4 I ERWIN DIPPEL, MICHAEL VOLKE. 

